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Inside the powder-keg prisons ready to explode during Britain’s summer election
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoAt Strangeways, the inmates were protesting poor conditions. Strangeways was a Victorian prison...
Kosovo’s parliament passes a bill on leasing some of its prison space for Denmark’s use
CBS 47 Fresno· 6 days agoPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s parliament on Thursday approved a bill on leasing some of the country’s prison space to Denmark, following an agreement to help the Scandinavian country cope …
Prison officers’ union warns of legal action if overcrowding ‘crisis’ worsens
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoAnd earlier this week, ministers insisted no arrests have been delayed after it emerged police...
Nebraska legislature rethinks sentencing for habitual offenders amid prison crowding
KHGI Nebraska TV· 1 day agoShould a drug user be locked up for a decade? The legislature wrestles with repeat offenders, like a...
Prisons risk repeat of notorious Strangeways riot, governors warn
Daily Telegraph· 2 days ago“We have been through times before when the population pressure was difficult to manage but I cannot...
Kosovo lawmakers back deal to rent jail space to Denmark
Reuters· 6 days agoKosovo's parliament on Thursday approved a deal to rent 300 jail cells to Denmark to help the...
Kosovo prepares to house 300 inmates from Denmark, raising human rights concerns
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoIn a jail in eastern Kosovo, plans are underway to remove all domestic inmates and open the space...
HMP Prescoed: Police hunt inmate who failed to return to prison
BBC News· 4 days agoPolice are looking for a man who has failed to return to open prison HMP Prescoed, near Usk,...
Justice ends emergency declaration for West Virginia’s jails and prisons
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGov. Jim Justice on Friday signed a proclamation to end the emergency declaration put in place two...
Justice Minister says 613 prisoners join Ukrainian Armed Forces to serve as assault troops
Ukrayinska Pravda via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA total of 613 prisoners have been released from prisons and joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of...